President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu to be France’s prime minister, giving the centrist ally another shot at naming a new Cabinet and getting a budget through a fractious parliament.
Lecornu must propose a 2026 budget on Monday in order to get the legislation adopted by the end of the year through the normal process. Otherwise, the National Assembly may need to pass an emergency bill to keep the government funded.
The reappointment is a last-gasp attempt to find political balance to prevent the next government from collapsing, which would likely make snap elections unavoidable and usher in a new period of political instability.
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